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Marc Sevigny wrote:
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> First flights? They are not made until the bee has considerable
> experience inside the hive. Who knows? Maybe they do 'see' a waggle
> dance before they go out.
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> [Marc Sevigny] Do they ever *see* them? It is completely dark inside the hive, so they must be "sensing" the dance rather than "seeing" it. Right?
On the other hand....
Have you ever been in a dark hall, for instance, while a closed door,
not quite down to the floor in length, has a light on in the room on the
other side of the door? I expect if you were to lie down at eye level
to the opening, you might see quite a lot of the contents of the room.
(Walk a mile in the other's moccasins?) From the perspective of the bee
walking on the bottom board, there may indeed be quite a lot of light
there. There could even be a special odor, to signal these particular
bees to come to the light, to get the message?? There is so much we do
not know.....That's what makes it so interesting.
Eunice
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